单选题Too much ______ can possibly lead to unhappiness, even to thoughts of suicide as few people have the courage to analyze themselves objectively and minutely.

单选题He didn't to return earlier than 3 o'clock.

单选题Tom was in such an inconsolable state that I didn"t know whether to leave or stay.

单选题According to the text, some health care experts believed that ______.

单选题Never before can we witness such a preposterous state of affairs as we are seeing today.

单选题The fact that most Americans live in urban areas does not mean that they reside in the center of large cities. In fact, more Americans live in the suburbs of large metropolitan areas than in the cities themselves. The Bureau of the Census regards any area with more than 2,500 people as an urban area, and does not consider boundaries of cities and suburbs. According to the Bureau, the political boundaries are less significant than the social and economic relationships and the transportation and communication systems that integrate a locale. The term used by the Bureau for an integrated metropolis is an MSA, which stands for Metropolitan Statistical Area. In general, an MSA is any area that contains a city and its surrounding suburbs and has a total population of 50,000 or more. At the present time, the Bureau reports more than 280 MSAs, which together account for 75 percent of the US population. In addition, the Bureau recognizes 18 megapolises, that is, continuous adjacent metropolitan areas. One of the most obvious megapolises includes a chain of hundreds of cities and suburbs across 10 states on the East Coast from Massachusetts to Virginia, including Boston, New York, and Washington, D.C. In the Eastern Corridor, as it is called, a population of 45 million inhabitants is concentrated. Another megapolis that is growing rapidly is the California coast from San Francisco through Los Angeles to San Diego.

单选题This style of writing, incidentally, is suggestive of what is called the "newsreel technique" of John dos Passos. A. reminiscent B. collective C. forgettable D. advisable

单选题As {{U}}an English major student{{/U}} at one of the most famous universities in China, I strongly believe that business English is more practical than other fields.

单选题Sales went up in the stores during December, but ______ again after Christmas.

单选题Smoke particles and other air pollutants are often trapped in the atmosphere, thus forming dirty fog. A. constrained B. caught C. concealed D. concentrated

单选题His______behavior macle everyone nervous. He was always rushing to open doors and perform other small tasks, apologizing unnecessarily for any inconvenience that he might have caused.

单选题The footballer has been bouncing the ball for hours {{U}}on end{{/U}}, and appears capable of more hours.

单选题Their confidence in him was greatly ______ by his prolonged hesitation before taking any action. A. appreciated B. confirmed C. weakened D. cherished

单选题Every modern government, liberal or otherwise, has a specific position in the field of ideas ; its stability is vulnerable to critics in proportion to their ability and persuasiveness. A. futile B. susceptible C. feasible D. flexible

单选题Water makes up some 70 percentage points of the body, and drinking enough water—either tap water or expensive mineral water—will ensure that the body is properly lubricated and flushed.

单选题We learned that Columbus has discovered America in 1492.

单选题Of course, the notion Ususpects that/U while people work 50 weeks a year, their output is greater than they work 46 or 47 weeks.

单选题In addition to bettering group and individual performance, cooperation ______ the quality of interpersonal relationship. A. ascends B. compels C. enhances D. prefers

单选题But in our enthusiasm to discover our heritage, we are ruining the very scenery we go to enjoy, damaging natural habitats, ______ down footpaths, disturbing wildlife, polluting the air and dropping litter. A. wearing B. treading C. falling D. cutting

单选题Prayer in Schools The Reverend Jerry Falwell contends that up until about thirty years ago the precepts of the Bible were at the basis of the curriculum of public schools throughout the country. Prayer was offered and passages from the Bible were read virtually every day, and, because of that, the country and its citizens were better off. Falwell also claims that this was precisely what the founders of this country wanted. Quoting from President John Adams, who said that one means of preserving our Constitution was to "patronize every rational effort to encourage schools, colleges, universities and every institution for propagating knowledge, virtue and religion among all classes of the people," Falwell sees the recent elimination of school prayer as a contributing cause of the moral disintegration of society. Since in a democracy education is supposed to create better citizens, then schools must provide the moral foundation for that citizenry. Senator John East pointed out that the phrase "separation of church and state" appears nowhere in the Constitution. If the government were required to eliminate all traces of religious practice, then "we could have no chaplains in the Armed Forces. We could have no religious facilities on military bases. We could not open the Senate or the House with prayer. We could not have "In God We Trust" on our coins. We could not say "God Save This Honorable Court" when the Supreme Court opens. We could not allow the President, at the conclusion of his Presidential oath, to say "...So Help Me God."" In short, prayer in the schools was favored by the founders, and to eliminate it, as the Supreme Court has ruled, neglects a crucial component of every child"s education. Opponents of school prayer find major distortions in the current attacks against the "secularization" of schools and argue that the "materials [the opponents] advocate are consistent with historical traditions of character development while also being in tune with the present realities of the times." Opponents also maintain that prayer in the schools violates the principle of religious freedom, as enunciated in the First Amendment to the Constitution. Institutionalizing school prayer in the classroom in effect makes it no longer voluntary. Senator Lowell Weicker has said that this issue relates to "whether or not each of us will be able to find our own way to God, bound in our own way, or whether we go back to the history which we had denied and allow the State to do that for us. The one is the first step, the other, the last, in the career of intolerance." Opponents of prayer in the classroom are not unanimously against all prayer, but they feel that those who wish to pray together should do so in the privacy of their own homes or in their churches and synagogues. And finally, perhaps tongue-in-cheek, if children wish to pray in school, let them do so quietly and privately, since the Constitution"s Fifth Amendment guarantees everyone the right to remain silent.